New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
NEw.YoRk DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY TO-

tho reporter next visited an ex-journallst Ross Ray
mond, asvho is serving three years sentence foT
! forgery. He occupied In the library with tho
chaplain. Some "reminiscences exchanged and
the prisoner asked after q number Of his old &C.
Quaintances who have not yet Joined him Inc noPo
was expressed that he was doing well Hls pump
ImoOthly shavon face looked perfcctiy ihoono 90 "e
replied: A.. oon.c,once :.
perfectly clear, and YOU know when man Is mat
he don't have occasion to bother about MS S'uA
ton"
al don't know that, either. i never thlhh aoou'
"You arc looking we'll You don't seem 10 have
oh, no." was the careless reply al have been been
hpm that 20 tho State Prison Isn't very iohs on1,
and from what Tve OF the managers OF New t9ra
newspapers and the managers OF state prlsoss, 70
about como to tho conclusion that tho ODDS arc
largely In favor Of the managers OF State priSoi'
Every day some Of the prisoners are allowed 70
see their friends the reception room OF Whch o'
Detective Jackson charge. 1t Is here that some
OF the most pathetic scenes are witnessed. "hhe
tho report.r was seated there old lrishwomah nor
face covered with wrinkles, tOttered Into tho room
sne was accompanied by young woman CARRYING
a baby while little child WALKED by hor 'iue.
woman he stooled over and kissed her she parry
arese f sS9nd sr s sS b aS me
she began " cry, and rolling her hanaheIcniei n
the man turned to tho younger woman, who was his
sister, and Indifferent to his mothers sorrow, began
ms aoSs the baby In his arms Kissed i while
cowed oyer him and pOsed It's t eo nnse sac ina
plump ioolius Irish girl with pretty face so0t sGe
R Pseosaiuns her, advanced awwardy her
side two There sss aov was and talked
There not vestgo Of sorrow between and onIy
me befo
them There Is no time :? Indulge In scrroT IN II two
moDhs They have only time to talk and hope and
so they talked Yot on the same bench there sat "a
group Which ordinarily snone DO the Sey Oldest the mother
of two convlcs, tho youngest the wife Of ono BON
ssS ybs rg0n rcceyed the eSotInss that
them. They the two Kahout brothers VINO were
confinement 10 the State Prison for life Tho oldest
is only twenty and tho youngest twenty nv,
and both have nothing before them but long waste
of years Yet tho thirty minutes allowed was spent
IN the most cheerful conversation and the eyes OF AZ
cleaned happily when tho moment Tor INC parting
such are the scenes every day, Witnessed n this
~ grief or some outbreak OF uncomfortable emotion.
Yet the work Of crime goes on and every day BRING 1S
without There are many within those walls who
have no friends TO visit them and their drcary lives
60 on aI in IS Tsshd And
Brush ITS probably the most trying oer,ences here
strange that may appear. Whom man oh,erS on
his term OF imprisonment ne nAturaS iOvhs ~ 81"
10 the time OF his release. He counts the days as
they pass by knowing that each one brings M,
nearer To his liberty. As the nnai
moment approaches tho tension Is terrible. Men
sometimes cannot sleep for several nights Just peioro
Every night other than sunday, Instruction Is
warden Brush is very proud
"No matter what his Intellectual condition u
when he enters tho prison." said he every man
"a abIe 10 sign his voucher when he Ia discharged"
There are at present seventy pupils In the schooL
There is also a choir connected with the prison
which practIces every other night When night ials
tho lanips are lighted I'm thu celia. but at O'CLOCK
these are eNnguished and the prisoners are ieit W
fhclr drcams.